Archive for the "Digital Crayon" Category
Making a Makerspace
Schools today are turning to makerspaces to provide hands-on experiences that encourage students to design, invent, and build their own creations.READ MORE >
Get Your Copy of Digital Crayon, Now in Print
The Digital Crayon Essays on School Design have been published as a softcover book, and we are giving away a free copy to the first 10 people who reach...READ MORE >
A Close Look at Vinyl: a Ubiquitous Material with a Questionable Future
Vinyl products are durable and low cost. But new research suggests the long term environmental and health effects may not be worth the risk.READ MORE >
Improving Your School – Part V: Decluttering Your Classroom
The typical early childhood classroom is thoroughly decorated, but does all of this visual noise provide inspiration or just distraction? One study showed some interesting results.READ MORE >
Improving Your School – Part IV: Furniture
Incorporating flexible and reconfigurable furniture is a great way to improve the classroom and promote student-centered learning. In this post, we share some new approaches to classroom furniture...READ MORE >
Improving Your School – Part III: The Importance of Lighting
Access to natural light affects our ability to remain alert - and to learn, which is why lighting upgrades are often central to school improvements. Here are four...READ MORE >
Improving Your School – Part II: Maximizing Ventilation
Providing fresh-air ventilation is key to creating a healthy, productive classroom environment. In this entry of the Digital Crayon, David Epstein explains how to incorporate and maintain a...READ MORE >
Improving Your School – Part I: Minimizing Indoor Pollutants
In this first post of a 5-part series, David Epstein explains how you can make improvements to classroom indoor air quality to improve student health and productivity.READ MORE >
